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Hill Church, Sutton Coldfield

Bojalu

Bojalu

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I have a marriage certificate dated 1858 .
Bride and Groom married at Hill Church , Sutton Coldfield.
I have not found a Hill Church, Could it be Holy Trinity?

If this helps marriage certificate states in presence of Thomas Langley Clerk of Hill Church.
 
I seem to remember someone putting an old picture on the forum of a cobbled, hilly street with a raised pavement and rails to the side and a church at the top - perhaps it is this church - but I don't know the name of the church - is Holy trinity on a slight hill?
 
Bojalu, it could be the St James Church on Mere Green Road- when it was built, it ws in the area of Sutton known as Hill, part of Holy Trinity parish.
There is a web site for the church, link below
https://www.stjameshill.org/page9.htm

The other possibility but less likely is St Peters, which is on Maney Hill Road, but think its more likely to be St James.
Sue
 
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I only know from looking at an exhibition held in Sutton when I was a teenager, showing the churches past and present in Sutton, for some reason it stuck. Mom and dad married at St Peters which is why I knew that one. Find hurch history quite fascinating.
Sue
 
I think you are right Sue - I have found several mentions in the old newspapers for St James's, Hill, Sutton Coldfield
 
sistersue61 said:
Bojalu, it could be the St James Church on Mere Green Road- when it was built, it ws in the area of Sutton known as Hill, part of Holy Trinity parish.
There is a web site for the church, link below
https://www.stjameshill.org/page9.htm

The other possibility but less likely is St Peters, which is on Maney Hill Road, but think its more likely to be St James.
Sue
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I'm sure it is St James too HERE

and Hill HERE the church is shown on the map at the bottom, just above the letter 'R' in Mere Green.
 
Funny how some things stick in your memory isn't it. I like Church History too - maybe because they are so interlinked with family research.
 
Hi All,
Thank you for your input. Fresh eyes were needed. It is looking like St James, Hill.
The marriage certificate heading only stated Hill Church , Sutton Coldfield.

Bo
 
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